PhD. Student, Neuroscience

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts, USA

Current - 2021

MSc., Neuroscience

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Massachusetts, USA

2018 - 2016

Biology Degree

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, ARG

2015 - 2010

Biological Domain Expertise

Rodent behavior, thermoregulation, energy balance, neural circuits.

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Experimental Design

Skilled at evaluating scientific evidence, hypothesis generation and designing relevant experiments.

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Quantitative Analysis

R (tidyverse, GLMMs), Python (numpy/polars/pandas, scikit-learn), signal processing, time-series, behavioral analysis.

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Machine Learning

Automated sleep/behavior state scoring with a custom ML pipeline. Achieved ~150x speedup per electrode (5h → 2min) and ~1500x throughput boost across multi-electrode sessions, enabling full-cohort analysis within minutes rather than days.

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Experimental & Technical

Rodent surgery (stereotaxic, abdominal), telemetry systems, sensor integration, open hardware design.

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Tool-building

R/Python package development and pipelines, documentation, reproducible workflows, Git/GitHub.

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Project Management

Managed multi-device experiments and analysis pipelines involving hundreds of mice per project. Mentored 10+ trainees.

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IL-1R1-positive dorsal raphe neurons drive self-imposed social withdrawal in sickness

Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.10.040

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2025

• L Yang, ML Andina, M Witkowski, H King, I Wickersham, JR Huh, GB Choi

Two spaced training trials induce associative ERK-dependent long term memory in Neohelice granulata.

Behavioral Brain Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113132

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2021

• Ojea Ramos S., Andina M., Romano A., Feld, M

Interleukin-17a restores sociability in several mouse models for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1843-6

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2020

• Reed M.D., Yim Y.S., (…), Andina M., (…), Huh J.R., Choi G.B.

Complete publication list at Google Scholar.

Instructor of Record and Teaching Assistant roles in neuroscience and statistics.

Full teaching list

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2023 - 2016

IL-1R1-positive dorsal raphe neurons drive self-imposed social withdrawal in sickness

Society For Neuroscience

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2025

• L Yang, ML Andina, M Witkowski, H King, I Wickersham, JR Huh, GB Choi

Interleukin-17a restores sociability in several mouse models for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Society For Neuroscience

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2019

• Reed M.D., Yim Y.S., (…), Andina M., (…), Huh J.R., Choi G.B

Complete conference list in this archive.

Picower Neurological Disorder Research Fund

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2024 - 2022

• Secured $75,000 to lead a collaborative research effort

Arete Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2021

• Participated on weekly seminars in Effective Altruism discussion panel

Presidential Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2021

• Secured $43,000 to fund my PhD research

Complete award list in this archive.

Mentoring Undergraduates and Technicians

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Current - 2017

• 8 years of mentoring students and technicians across experimental design, open-source hardware/software (FedWatcher), R/Python analysis, and rodent surgical methods. Experienced in onboarding, training, and supporting junior researchers across projects of varying technical complexity.

Building a user-driven database of open neuroscience projects

Organisation for Human Brain Mapping

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2021

• bit.ly/OHBM-21-MLA

Data Visualization

Harvard Philantrophy Advisory Fellowship

Massachusetts, USA

2019

• bit.ly/PAF-2019-MLA

FedWatcher

Open-source Python tool enabling real-time closed-loop communication with FED3 behavioral devices. Used to automate feeding, fasting, and stimulus-delivery paradigms in rodent experiments. https://github.com/matiasandina/FEDWatcher

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uid

R package for preprocessing, cleaning, and analyzing high-resolution telemetry data (temperature, activity) from rodent monitoring systems. Includes data QC, interpolation, artifact removal, and downsampling. https://github.com/matiasandina/uid

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nobrainr

R package providing fast visualization tools for Mouse Allen Brain Atlas plate drawing, useful for figure preparation and exploratory analysis. https://github.com/matiasandina/nobrainr

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Complete List of Software at Github.